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1. "Wonderful Town" was based on which play?
2. Rosalind Russell, the star of "Wonderful Town", had already played the lead character of Ruth Sherwood before. Which production was that?
3. Now for a question about the 2003 Broadway revival. Who played Ruth in this production?
4. In the show, what magazine did Bob Baker work for? (He was an editor.)
5. Also from the show itself, Ruth tried to interview naval cadets from which country?
6. Why were Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green rushed to write the score to "Wonderful Town" only five weeks before it opened?
7. "One Hundred Easy Ways" has a rather unique construction for a song in a Broadway show--at the end of each verse, Ruth stops and delivers a spoken gag. Why was the song written that way?
8. When Rosalind Russell left the original cast of "Wonderful Town", what blonde actress (wearing a brunette wig) replaced her?
9. When "Wonderful Town" was made into a motion picture, who played Ruth?
10. Who choreographed "Wonderful Town" (and received a Tony Award)?
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